Oct 23 2020 13 mins 3
This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, October 23, 2020. Today you will hear about Great Grandmother Eames doesn’t give a sod, Jordan Peterson is back by the grace of God, Boise Chamber of Commerce might help girls get crushed in sports, the US Surgeon General is in Court in Hawaii, Tony Bobulinski says Joe Biden did too know about Hunter’s business dealings, and an Italian restaurant in Pennsylvania ain’t paying crap. Remember: If you come across a news story you think we might need to cover, please send it to: news at crosspolitic dot com. This is a great way to share articles and stories with us that may end up in our daily or weekly shows: news at crosspolitic dot com Great Grandmother Margaret Eames Has More Wisdom than All of Parliament https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah/status/1319216248790700032?s=20 The Boise Auditorium District May Help Girls Get Crushed in Sports https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article246594583.html The Greater Boise Auditorium District may help the American Civil Liberties Union fight Idaho’s new law banning transgender girls and women from taking part in women’s sports. The district is considering the ACLU’s request for a friend-of-the-court brief. The district would use revenue from the 5% tax it imposes on hotel-room stays to pay the legal bill. That could be up to an estimated $50,000, a district spokesperson said. The district’s elected board voted unanimously Tuesday to study the request for the next few weeks, spokesperson Mary Michael Rodgers said by phone. The board wants to ask the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau, an arm of the chamber, if they would help foot the brief’s cost. Board members worry that hotel-room bookings, restaurant patronage and other spending by out-of-state conventioneers and tourists will fall as organizations boycott Idaho because of the law. “The board has no interest in getting into the politics of the debate, as to what’s right or wrong,” Patrick Rice, the district’s executive director, said Wednesday by phone. “We have no political position on that. It’s 100% about the economic impact.” In last winter’s legislative session, Idaho lawmakers passed, and Gov. Brad Little signed, House Bill 500, also known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Jordan Peterson Has Reappeared after 18 months of absence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_6zwVNn88o&feature=youtu.be A reminder that all of the talks from this year’s Fight Laugh Feast conference: Weapons for This War are up in the Club Member Portal, and if you’re not already a club member, what are you waiting for? Go to fightlaughfeast.com and register today and get access to all of the talks: Douglas Wilson, George Grant, David Bahnsen, Jeff Durbin, Glenn Sunshine, and more. Also, if you want to rock your Fight Laugh Feast bona fides visit rowdychristian.com for shirts, hats, hoodies, postmill coffee, etc. Also: did you hear we started a new magazine? Four issues a year for forty bucks. https://flfnetwork.com/product/fight-laugh-feast-magazine/ US Surgeon General In Court In Hawaii https://www.startribune.com/us-surgeon-general-to-be-in-court-on-hawaii-virus-citation/572815362/ A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Wednesday that his client, who is charged with illegally entering a Hawaii public park that was closed because of the coronavirus, will plead not guilty. The criminal complaint against Adams, who was on Oahu in August helping with surge testing amid a spike in coronavirus cases, says he and two other men were looking at the view and taking pictures at Kualoa Regional Park on the island’s northeastern coast. The rural park offers a view of the famed Mokolii island, also known as Chinaman’s Hat for its cone shape. Adams did not appear in court or on a video call for the Wednesday hearing, but his attorney, Michael Green, said his client understands the charge and [...]
